yea i had one. it was a imported 8 seater with full electrics. i sold it to my bro who does burnout n diff locks in it all the time. it goes well. ive never come across 5 speeds though all have been 4 speeds. 1st thing to do is get a electronic dizzy and put a sock type filter on it. it will go harder and use a bit less fuel aswell.

Vanette's had 4 and 5 speeds in them. Columns should be the same. It may have originally had a 5 speed in it and been replaced with a 4 banger. Great burnout machines!!

Woohoo! Got an A15 in it. Gearbox seems like a 4 speed. Pretty slow to drive though. Must need a tune! :)

Thanks for that. Id stamps in the A12 areas are non-existant so it must be one of the others. My van is at a mates place, 40 minutes out of town so will have a look today when I go out. :)

Best way is to check the engine ID stamp.
A12 has alternator on both sides, depending on the year.
Vanette engine may have been swapped.
So check the ID plate for positive ID.

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I wouldn't have a clue if mines a five I've never bothered playing with the levers. The sunny one has five on the other side. It'd be nice to have one of those "phantom" five speeds all the guys were talking about a while ago :P

my A14 has a big ol' A14 cast into the lower section of the block, you should check for that.

One on the right looks correct judging by rear mount, but the number there is '5'. Maybe that signifies 4speed, assuming yours is a five speed?

forgot about the Box. Um, well here's a pic of 2 60 series gearboxes, one on the right from an A15 Vanette the other from an A14 Sunny. The van boxes use 2 levers instead of the normal selector setup.

Cheers. I don't think mine has that- maybe it is a A14?